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Surprise! Another special-edition Bugatti Veyron

April 24, 2012

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Bugatti Veyron has broken many records and is a dream for car enthusiasts young and old. The French hypercar manufacturer keeps adding fuel to the fire by showing yet another special-edition Veyron at the Beijing motor show.

If the standard 1,001-hp Veyron isn't enough, there is the 1,200-hp Super Sport. But what if you want to have that same 1,200 hp tear your remaining hair follicles out of your scalp at 255 mph?

Well, then, the Grand Sport Vitesse is for you. Initially introduced at the Geneva motor show in March 2012, it has the same 7.9-liter W16 engine with larger turbochargers and new intercoolers, and the top comes off. The chassis was shored up to handle the increased power on the roadster.

Acceleration from 0 to 60 mph is an eye-watering 2.6 seconds, just about the same time it takes you to read that statement.

The price--also eye-watering--may require you to liquidate all of your assets, sell your children to science and refinance anything and everything you can get your hands on. This new Veyron costs $2.3 million.

Don't fret if you can't quite muster the funds to play with the Grand Sport Vitesse. The second vehicle shown at the Beijing motor show was a one-off “Wei Long 2012” model, built as a salute to the Year of the Dragon. Pricing for that model is set at a mere €1.58 million ($2 million.)

Surprisingly less expensive, the “Wei Long 2012” has porcelain dragons on the fuel-filler cap and inside the cabin, with plenty of other dragon-related accents. The headrests and the 100 percent silk floor mats have a Chinese dragon character.

While it might be down on power compared with other Bugattis, what it lacks in power it makes up for in exclusivity.